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8 Tips to Keep Your Pets Safe for the Holidays

7:00 am, December 19, 2011

MainStreet identifies eight dangers to your furry friends this holiday season, and offers tips on how to keep Fido and Fluffy out of your veterinarian’s emergency ...

 

More Cars Made 2012 ‘Top Safety Picks’ List Than Ever Before

7:00 am, December 15, 2011

If you want a vehicle of the highest safety standard, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced the best buys for 2012 and there are a lot of them.
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Fishy Labels: Your Seafood May Be Less ‘Green’ Than You Think

4:19 pm, December 08, 2011

If you go out of your way to buy fish labeled as eco-friendly, you may be wasting your time and money.

 

Arsenic in Your Juice: How Much Is Too Much? Federal Limits Don’t Exist

10:51 am, November 30, 2011

Arsenic has long been recognized as a poison and a contaminant in drinking water, but now concerns are growing about arsenic in foods, especially in fruit juices ...

 

Gov't Warns of Baby Bumbo Bungles

3:00 pm, November 25, 2011

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bumbo International warned parents to never place Bumbo baby seats on raised surfaces due to a serious risk of injury to ...

 

Gov’t Finally Mandates Safety Testing for Kids’ Toys

5:10 pm, October 21, 2011

A 2008 law mandating safety testing of toys is seeing implementation.

 

Kids’ Car Seats Are Getting Safer, Report Shows

12:30 pm, October 13, 2011

Child booster seats are getting safer, according to research conducted by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, with a record number of models receiving the ...

 

7 Foods That Can Survive Outside the Fridge

7:00 am, October 06, 2011

If you accidentally left some food on the counter, or a storm knocked out the power, you don’t actually need to throw out everything that hasn’t been refrigerated.
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What Your Car’s Dashboard Warnings Really Mean

7:00 am, September 22, 2011

MainStreet explains which dashboard warnings should send you to the nearest mechanic the second they light up, and which may be safe to ignore.

 

Label Decoder: When Warnings Really Matter

7:00 am, September 13, 2011

Product labels are covered in confusing warnings, and it’s not always clear whether you have cause for concern. Here’s what some common warnings are really trying ...

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